50 Finsbury Square, LONDON, EC2A 1HD

redevelopment of existing building including erection of single-storey roof-level office pavilion, replacement of existing facade, repositioning of office entrance, reconfiguration of retail/office unit layout at ground floor, and flexible office/leisure (Class B1/D2) floorspace at ground and lower ground level, installation of internal mezzanine infills to existing office atrium area, creation of a roof terrace area, installation of green roof, replacement of rooftop plant and associated works

Authority: London Borough of Islington
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector: Rollings G

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed single-storey roof extension on the character and appearance of the area, including the Bunhill Fields / Finsbury Square Conservation Area.

What decided it

The appeal building's existing prominence as part of a taller cluster of buildings and the proposed pavilion's design with glazed facade and setbacks would preserve the character and appearance of the conservation area.

Framework references: 12

Plan policies cited: Core Strategy (2011) Policy CS 8, Core Strategy (2011) Policy CS 9, Local Plan: Development Management Policies (2013) Policy DM2.1, Local Plan: Development Management Policies (2013) Policy DM2.3, Finsbury Local Plan (2013) Policy BC 9, London Plan Policy D9

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